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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take 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. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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