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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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