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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. 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 online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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