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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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