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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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