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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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