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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take 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. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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