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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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