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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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