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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes 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. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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