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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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