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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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