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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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