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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants 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 online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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