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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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