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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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 MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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