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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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