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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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