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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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