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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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