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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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