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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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