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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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