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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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