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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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