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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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