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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes 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. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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