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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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