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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses 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. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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