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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. 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 usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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