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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes 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. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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