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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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