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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take 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. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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