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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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