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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part 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 massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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