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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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