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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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