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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. 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 customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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