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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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