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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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