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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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