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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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 courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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