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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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