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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part 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 massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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