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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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