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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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