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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled humans all around 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 almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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