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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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