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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part 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 MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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