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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take 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 massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers 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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