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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes 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 free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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