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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. 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 but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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