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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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