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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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