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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses 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. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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