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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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