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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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