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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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