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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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