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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate 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. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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