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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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