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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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