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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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