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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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