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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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