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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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