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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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