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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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