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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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