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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take 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. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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