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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part 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 massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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