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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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