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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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