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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable people 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 generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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