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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of 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 massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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