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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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