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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes 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 usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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