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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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