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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses 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 online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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