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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. 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 massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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