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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants 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. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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