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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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