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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver 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. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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