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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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