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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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