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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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