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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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