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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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