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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major 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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