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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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