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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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