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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people 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 massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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