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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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