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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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