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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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