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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 (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver 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 MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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