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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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