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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes 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 ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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