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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people 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 massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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