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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education make it possible for students all around 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. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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