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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. 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 MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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