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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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