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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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