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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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