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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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