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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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