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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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