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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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