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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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