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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part 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. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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