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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. 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 free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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