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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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