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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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