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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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