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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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