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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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