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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. 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 MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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