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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in 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 massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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