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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants 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 massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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