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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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