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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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