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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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 MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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