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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in 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 online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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