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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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