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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take 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 free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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