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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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