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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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