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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people 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 massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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