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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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