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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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