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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge 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 inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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