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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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