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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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