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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are enabling 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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