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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. 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 almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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