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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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