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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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