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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses 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 online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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