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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take 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. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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