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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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