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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses 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 mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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