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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take 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 online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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