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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. 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 online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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