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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major 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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