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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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