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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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