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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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