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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take 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 massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers 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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