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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth 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. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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