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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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