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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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