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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes 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. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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