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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants 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. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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