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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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