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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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