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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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