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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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