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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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