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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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