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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over 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. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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