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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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