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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes 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. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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