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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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