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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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