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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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