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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants 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. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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