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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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