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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major 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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