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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over 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 MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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