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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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