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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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