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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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