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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate 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. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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