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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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