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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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