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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over 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. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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