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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in 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. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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