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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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