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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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