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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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