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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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