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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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