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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are empowering 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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