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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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