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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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