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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part 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 MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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