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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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