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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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