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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in 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 courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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