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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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