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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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