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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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