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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants 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 MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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