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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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