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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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