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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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