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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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