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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in 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. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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