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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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