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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver 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. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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