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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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