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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses 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. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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