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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses 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. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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