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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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