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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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