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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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 usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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