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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses 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. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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