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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants 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. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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