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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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