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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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