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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes 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 MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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