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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world 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 usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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