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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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