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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take 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 consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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