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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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