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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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