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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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