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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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