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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning enable learners 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. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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