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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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