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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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