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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over 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. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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