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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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