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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes 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 customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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