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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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