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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. 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 open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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