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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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