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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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