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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part 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 massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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