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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in 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. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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