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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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