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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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