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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important 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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