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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all over 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 classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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