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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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