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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part 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 MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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