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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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