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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines 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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