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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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