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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling learners 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. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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