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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world 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 MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies 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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