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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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