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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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