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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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