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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over 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. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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