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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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