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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. 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 MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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