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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part 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. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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