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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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