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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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 generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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