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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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