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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for 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 MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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