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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate 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. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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