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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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