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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for people 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 massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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