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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take online courses. 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. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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