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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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