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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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