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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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