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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in 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 usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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