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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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