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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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