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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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