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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants 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 MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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