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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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