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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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