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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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