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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over 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 MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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