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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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