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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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