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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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