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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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