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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth 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. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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