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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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 mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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