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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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