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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable learners all over 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. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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