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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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