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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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