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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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