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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate 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. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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