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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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