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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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