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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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