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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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