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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world 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. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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