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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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