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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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