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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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