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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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