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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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