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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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