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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people 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 online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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