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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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