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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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