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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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