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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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