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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth 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 mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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