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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses 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 massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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