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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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