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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take 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 courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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