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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take 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 MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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