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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part 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 for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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