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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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