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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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