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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate 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. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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