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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. 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 online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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