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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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