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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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