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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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