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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part 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. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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