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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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