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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes 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. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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