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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in 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. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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