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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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