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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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