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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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