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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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