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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses 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 free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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