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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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