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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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