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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes 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. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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