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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. 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 generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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