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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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