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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part 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 online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the 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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