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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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