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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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