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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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 MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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