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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around 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 commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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