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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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