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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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