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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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