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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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