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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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