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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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