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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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