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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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