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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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