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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of 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 massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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