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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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