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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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