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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the 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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