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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in 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. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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