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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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