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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses 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. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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