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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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