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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around 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. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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