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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of 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 MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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