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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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