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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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