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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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