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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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