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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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