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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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