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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. 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 mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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