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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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