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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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