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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. 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 customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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