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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants 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 online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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