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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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