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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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