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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate 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 online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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