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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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