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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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 mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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