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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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