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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses 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 online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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