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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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