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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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