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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. 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. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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