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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes 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 online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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