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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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