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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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