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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take 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 MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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