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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants 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. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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