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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants 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. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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