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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines 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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