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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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