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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth 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 online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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