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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes 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. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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