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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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