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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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