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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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