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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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 classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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