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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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