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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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