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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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