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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take 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 online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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