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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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