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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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