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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate 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 courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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