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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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