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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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