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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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