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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants 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. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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