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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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