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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major 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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