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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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