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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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