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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around 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 free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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