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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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