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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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