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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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