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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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