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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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