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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes 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 online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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