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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes 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. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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