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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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