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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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 typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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