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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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