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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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