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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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