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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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