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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in 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. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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