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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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