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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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