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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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