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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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