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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take 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 massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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