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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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