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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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