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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants 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 MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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