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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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