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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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