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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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