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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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