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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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