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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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