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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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