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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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