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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate 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. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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