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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part 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. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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