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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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