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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in 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. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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