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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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