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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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