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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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 online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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