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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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