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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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