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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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