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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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