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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take 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 free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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