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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part 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 massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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