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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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