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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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