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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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