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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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