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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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