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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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