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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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