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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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