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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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