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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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