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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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