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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses 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 massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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