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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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