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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part 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. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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