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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate 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 MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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