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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take 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. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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