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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of 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. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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