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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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