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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes 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 courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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