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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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