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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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