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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes 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 MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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