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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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