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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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