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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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