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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner 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 widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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