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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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