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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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