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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in 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 massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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