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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered students all around 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 massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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