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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take 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 mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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