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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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