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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take 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 MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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