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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part 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 courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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