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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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