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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants 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. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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