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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants 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. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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