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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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