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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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