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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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