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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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 ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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