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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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