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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of 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. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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