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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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