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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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