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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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