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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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