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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes 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. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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