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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants 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 free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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