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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate 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. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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