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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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