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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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