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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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