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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. 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 MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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