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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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