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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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