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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. 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 massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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