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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world 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. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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