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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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