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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth 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 MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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