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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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