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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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