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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take 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. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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