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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take 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. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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