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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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