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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes 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 courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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