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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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