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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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