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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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