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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate 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 MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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