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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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